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'Gift Cards' May Come
Loaded With Fees

If you're handing out gift cards this holiday season, be careful not to give a sackful of fees to the card issuer at the same time.

Gift cards have taken off as holiday shoppers apparently are running short of time and ideas. This year they even replaced clothing as the No. 1 gift choice, according to consulting firm Deloitte & Touche. But some of these cards charge fees for buying the card, fees for having the card replaced, fees...